A strange human.
That was Qing Ji's assessment of Xiao Xiao.
He could see monsters.
There were monsters by his side.
And more than one.
Even the ordinary animals around him could see monsters.
This human had told it the story of Santa Claus.
How unusual.
It had encountered humans who could see it before.
But this was the first time a human had told it the story of Santa Claus.
There was none of the slight tension that usually hung between monsters and humans.
In truth, it was wary and on guard.
That was how it had always treated humans.
Just because a human could see it didn't mean that human had no ill intentions toward it.
On the contrary, humans who could see it were all the more dangerous.
Because such humans might be capable of threatening it.
But...
The other party had shown no reaction.
Qing Ji couldn't sense any ill will from that human. He wasn't even the slightest bit on guard.
Was he really so carefree that he thought it wouldn't hurt him?
Or...
Was he confident it couldn't hurt him?
It wasn't sure which answer was right.
It was just that the white fox's behavior earlier...
It had started to lean toward one possibility.
Just a little.
Qing Ji pursed its lips.
It suppressed the thought in its mind.
What an unpleasant thought for a monster.
Before they actually fought, no one could predict the outcome.
It was powerful, after all.
Though it had encountered humans who could see it before, this was the first time it had felt something like being looked down on...
"Neigh~"
The two horses raised their heads and whinnied.
The carriage suddenly picked up speed.
A faint afterimage lingered in the air.
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